The Phoenician, 6000 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale, Ariz., 85251; telephone (602) 941-8200. Rates for 473 rooms are $225 to $333, double occupancy; 107 casita rooms range from $260 to $330, casita suites from $725 to $1,050. Facilities include five restaurants, an 18-hole golf course, 11 tennis courts, croquet, lawn bowling, and a health spa.
Hyatt Regency, 7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Ariz., 85258; (602) 991-3388. Rates: $265 to $325, single or double occupancy. Three nine-hole golf courses, eight tennis courts, 10 swimming pools, a spa, jogging/cycling trails, croquet.

